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Black Political Leaders in Tennessee, 1864-1865

I recently added the book, Slavery’s End in Tennessee, 1861-1865 to the bibliography list. I perused this book once during a visit to the TN State Archives as I was looking for information about the Napier family. The book is a good resource for understanding the broader picture of blacks after slavery in Tennesse. For those interested, Table 7 on pages 111-112 presents a table of black political leaders.

The table presents names, Legal Status and Occupation. From Nashville are listed: